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People Quiz #245

Famous People Quiz for 24 September 2013

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Q1. Which of these film directors is Australian?

A
Baz Luhrmann
B
John Madden
C
Terrence Malick
D
Stanley Kubrick
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Q2. Which of these was a British actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, theatre and opera director, director, stage designer, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter between 1940 and 2004?

A
John Betjeman
B
Peter Brook
C
Laurence Olivier
D
Peter Ustinov
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Q3. Which of these was an American alternative rock band that existed from 1980 to 2009, originally formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with members singer/guitarist/songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and drummers Victor DeLorenzo (1980-1993 & 2002-2009) and Guy Hoffman (1993-2002)?

A
Simple Minds
B
Nirvana
C
R E M
D
Violent Femmes
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Q4. On 17 June 1994, what vehicle was O J Simpson driving in a slow-speed chase by police at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)?

A
Ford Bronco
B
Maserati
C
A pedal car
D
Vespa
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Q5. David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister of where?

A
Libya
B
Ethiopia
C
Somalia
D
Israel
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Q6. Which of these people was not assassinated in 1963?

A
Lord Louis Mountbatten, British admiral and former Governor-General of India
B
Sylvanus Olympio, first president of independent Togo
C
Medgar Evers, U.S. civil rights activist
D
John F. Kennedy, President of the USA
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Q7. Jane and Michael were the two children who featured in which of these?

A
Peter Pan
B
The Railway Children
C
Mary Poppins
D
The Sound of Music
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